PROS + CONS OF LEGALIZING PROSTITUTION FORUM IN SEATTLE

November 5, 2014

FEATURED EVENT PROS + CONS OF LEGALIZING PROSTITUTION To learn both views and more from local Seattle experts on the positions of legalizing prostitution, decriminalization, and the human rights issues in this provocative topic. DATE: 11/18/14 TIME: 5:15 PM (DOORS OPEN @ 5 PM) LOCATION: RONALD GEBALLE AUDITORIUM @ UW PHYSICS-ASTRONOMY BUILDING A102 MAP COST: FREE … More PROS + CONS OF LEGALIZING PROSTITUTION FORUM IN SEATTLE

IRAN: Blasted on Human Rights Ahead of UN Hearing

November 3, 2014

By Jonathan Wachtel for FoxNews.com on October 31, 2014 “On the eve of Iran’s defense of its human rights record Friday before a key United Nations panel, a lawyer for the woman executed in the Islamic Republic over the weekend for allegedly killing her attempted rapist accused the regime of widespread torture and murder. A … More IRAN: Blasted on Human Rights Ahead of UN Hearing

Why Foreign Aid Organizations Should Pay More Attention to Human Trafficking

November 2, 2014

By Nina Easton for Fortune.com on October 31, 2014— “The term “slavery” has lately re-entered the media vocabulary—with reports of the terror group ISIS selling off captured non-Muslim girls as slave-brides and Nigeria’s Boko Haram kidnapping school girls. So for my latest installment of the iTunes podcast “Smart Women, Smart Power,” broadcast from the Center … More Why Foreign Aid Organizations Should Pay More Attention to Human Trafficking

Tougher Police Tactics Stinging Sex Buyers to Get Rid of Demand

October 22, 2014

Originally published on The Seattle Times by Sara Jean Green on October 15, 2014— “In a trio of musty-smelling motel rooms on Pacific Highway South, a group of cops made four arrests in quick succession — two businessmen in button-down shirts, a college student who swung by after class and a man in his 50s … More Tougher Police Tactics Stinging Sex Buyers to Get Rid of Demand

Top Prosecutors from UK and Ireland Pledge to Work Together to Tackle Human Trafficking

October 21, 2014

Originally posted on BBC News on October 17, 2014— “Top prosecutors from across the UK and Ireland have pledged to work together to tackle human trafficking, described by one as “the slavery of our times”. The heads of prosecution services in Scotland, England, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland met amid a rise … More Top Prosecutors from UK and Ireland Pledge to Work Together to Tackle Human Trafficking

2.4 Billion People Still Live on Less Than $2 a Day

October 20, 2014

“(Oct 17th was) the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty and in his message, the (United Nations) Secretary-General calls on the world to recommit to act together against extreme poverty. He notes that despite reaching the Millennium Development Goal target of halving the number of people living in poverty, some 2.4 billion people still … More 2.4 Billion People Still Live on Less Than $2 a Day

HUMAN RIGHTS SOCIETY Counters Author John Grisham’s View of Child Pornography

October 16, 2014

Written by Human Right Society’s Asia-Pacific Ambassador Steph-Mai Lowe on October 16, 2014 in response to an article by The Telegraph entitled, “John Grisham: Men Who Watch Child Porn Are Not All Paedophiles”— Is there a better way to fire up the debate regarding child pornography than with a celebrity tripping over his words and upsetting human rights organizations? … More HUMAN RIGHTS SOCIETY Counters Author John Grisham’s View of Child Pornography

90 German Trauma Therapists Oppose Legal Prostitution

October 8, 2014

Taken from an original write-up by Sabina Becker on September 25, 2014— “Even as German politicians are coming under heavy pressure from the local pimp lobby to do away with all laws around prostitution, another group of voices is rising up to join the opposition to that very wealthy and powerful force. They are trauma … More 90 German Trauma Therapists Oppose Legal Prostitution